Gatecrashing With Lurio
From the 45th New York Film Festival: The Blockbusters Coming Up
Every year, the NYFF has a bunch of movies by cool directors—at this year's fest there was Noah Baumbach's "Margot at the Wedding," Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There," and the Coen brothers' "No Country For Old Men"—and three of the biggest films are all about to come out this month...
Geekdom Revisited: San Diego's Comic-Con is a Must-Go-To Industry Event
As the Fall festival season kicks in; Eric Lurio recalls this summer's Comic-Con International—the biggest pop culture fest in the US...
From New York Film Festival: The Middle East
Inspired by current world events, several films at this year's NYFF were about the Middle East; three of them—Wes Anderson's "Darjeeling Limited," Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis," and Brian de Palma's "Redacted"...
The Blockbuster Summer Begins--With Sequels Again and Again
The blockbusters of summer are hitting the theaters, with "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Shrek 3" being the two major attractions for the young and old to enjoy ...
Two Euro Alternatives to Slick Summer Blockbusters
Sick of the same old directors and actors? Check out these European films, "Angel-A" and "The Boss of it All" this summer season...
Lurio's Third: The Best (and the Worst) of the Rest
The Tribeca Film Festival comes to a close with a procedural through the heart of Ellis Island, an evil sheep splatterfest and reviewer Eric Lurio's pick for worst movie so far this year...
Lurio at Tribeca Part Two: International Affairs
Societal stories represent at Tribeca, and Eric Lurio is there to review them all: from the animated films of John Canemaker to the gay friends of Israel's "The Bubble" to the gay girls in Germany's "Vivere" ...
Tribeca Briefs: The First Batch
Eric Lurio visits the Tribeca Film Festival for his first roundup of independent movies from around the globe—and New Jersey—and gives his prognosis on which flicks will sink or swim ...
Welcome To Our Grindhouse
Before directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez announced that they were making "Grindhouse," a package of two features with faux ads and coming attractions, I didn’t remember ever hearing the term “grindhouse” before. I’d been to quite a few films like the ones they were referencing back then, but those films or the theaters that showed them were called second-run houses, dollar theaters, shitholes, sure, but never grindhouses...
NY International Children's Film Festival
Lurio goes to the first weekend of the New York International Children's Film Festival, and comes back with reviews of several features and shorts for children of all ages...
Oscars Animated Shorts Roundup
Our film blogger and designated gatecrasher Eric Lurio breaks it down for you Oscar-bettors as he watches all of the currently nominated Best Animated Shorts for you, and we provide links to the ones you actually can see from the comfort of your own sofa...
Oscars Live-action Shorts Roundup
The five Best Live Action shorts nominated by the Academy are: "Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)," "Éramos Pocos (One Too Many)," "Helmer & Son," "The Savior," and "West Bank Story"...
Tackling Sundance 2007
Our intrepid film blogger Eric Lurio is taking on Sundance this year. Here's the first of his extensive flow of reviews covering the ultimate festival of indies, the edgy, and the downright unexpected...
Away From Her
Alzheimer's disease robs the mind of itself and the wasting away of the victim is hard to watch. Writer/director Sarah Polley's film "Away from Her" makes this quite plain about the effects of Alzheimer's on both the victim and the family...
Play Masters
"The King of Kong" could be the biggest film ever to come out of the Slamdance Film Festival, which is strange considering what it's about: Donkey Kong ...
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